UPDATE 3-Bid report boosts CSX stock, but deal chances seen remote

CHICAGO Oct 13 (Reuters) - Shares of No. 3 U.S. railroad
CSX Corp rose nearly 10 percent on Monday following a
report of a rebuffed takeover bid by Canadian Pacific Railway
Ltd, but analysts said any such deal would face
significant regulatory and other hurdles.

"You could make the argument that there is not much overlap
between the two networks and between their businesses," said Jim
Corridore, head of industrials equity research at Standard &
Poor's. "But they would face significant hurdles of getting a
merger passed by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB)."

Any merger would require STB approval.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that the No. 2
Canadian railroad made a bid last week for Jacksonville,
Florida-based CSX, which rejected the offer. Both companies
declined to comment..

CSX shares closed up $1.76 or nearly 6 percent at $31.70.

Shares of Canadian Pacific were not traded Monday in Canada
as markets were closed for a holiday. They were up 1 percent in
trade on the New York Stock Exchange. Elsewhere in the sector,
Kansas City Southern shares were up 2 percent and Norfolk
Southern Corp was trading up nearly 3 percent.

In a client note, Cowen & Co analyst Jason Seidl wrote that
Canadian Pacific could theoretically team up with hedge fund
Pershing Square Capital Management and go directly to CSX
shareholders.
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